Table 4.
Comparison of incidence of sepsis or mycosis between the methylprednisolone plus cyclophosphamide and methylprednisolone alone groups
| OR* | 95% CI† | P value | |
| Sepsis | |||
| Unadjusted | 1.99 | 0.89 - 4.47 | 0.10 |
| Instrumental variable analysis | 6.68 | 0.12 - 379 | 0.36 |
| Instrumental variable analysis, patients with CT‡ | 6.02 | 0.12 - 309 | 0.37 |
| Instrumental variable analysis, patients with CT, without furosemide | 1.90 | 0.00 - 1060 | 0.84 |
| Mycosis | |||
| Unadjusted | 1.84 | 0.64 - 5.28 | 0.25 |
| Instrumental variable analysis | 5.93 | 0.05 - 665 | 0.46 |
| Instrumental variable analysis, patients with CT | 4.82 | 0.05 - 488 | 0.50 |
| Instrumental variable analysis, patients with CT, without furosemide | 1.70 | 0.01 - 532 | 0.86 |
*OR, odds ratio
†CI, confidence interval
‡CT, computed tomography